LA FLÈCHE LARGE FOWL
Origin: France Classification: Heavy: Rare Egg colour: Tinted |
La Flèche Female
|
A table breed renowned since the 15th century, La Flèche originated from the Sarthe region of North West France, being used to produce white-skinned petit poussin for the Paris market in the 1850s. Breeds involved in its creation included Crèvecoeur, Breda, and Brabançonne fowl as well as many of the breeds native to Normandy. Along with the Barbezieux fowl, La Flèche are the most popular breed in France, with fanciers favouring its fine table values. A large black breed with perfectly white earlobes and two vertical spikes for a comb, it has been known as the ‘devil’s chicken’.
General characteristics: male
Carriage: Bold and upstanding.
Type: Body, general appearance large, powerful and rather hard. Back wide and rather long, slanting to the tail. Wings large and powerful. Breast full and prominent. Tail moderate in size.
Head: General appearance of the head long, slightly coarse and cruel. Beak large and strong with cavernous nostrils. Comb a double spike standing nearly upright with very small spikes in front. Wattles long and pendulous, earlobes large. Head should be free of crest, but a few upstanding feathers allowed.
Neck: Long and very upright, but not backward, with as much hackle as possible.
Legs and feet: Thighs and shanks long and powerful, the latter being free of feathers; toes large and straight.
Female
The general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
BANTAM
La Flèche bantams should follow exactly the standard of the large fowl.
General characteristics: male
Carriage: Bold and upstanding.
Type: Body, general appearance large, powerful and rather hard. Back wide and rather long, slanting to the tail. Wings large and powerful. Breast full and prominent. Tail moderate in size.
Head: General appearance of the head long, slightly coarse and cruel. Beak large and strong with cavernous nostrils. Comb a double spike standing nearly upright with very small spikes in front. Wattles long and pendulous, earlobes large. Head should be free of crest, but a few upstanding feathers allowed.
Neck: Long and very upright, but not backward, with as much hackle as possible.
Legs and feet: Thighs and shanks long and powerful, the latter being free of feathers; toes large and straight.
Female
The general characteristics are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
BANTAM
La Flèche bantams should follow exactly the standard of the large fowl.
Please contact the breed registrar for more information - [email protected]
